I'm impressed!!!

[Mike MD]

Got a strange signal at 7 inches that read 12/22 and would hit at 12/38 every now and then. Dug the target and only found a piece of iron. Rescanned and nothing else was left in the hole. I took the piece of iron and swung it past the coil which resulted in the same reading. Since this was only a piece of iron I gave it a wack with my digger knocking a small piece of the edge. I was amazed to find the edge of a penny sticking out of the iron. I think I might keep it this way instead of trying to recover the penny. No silver today but I did manage to find 11 wheaties.

HH
Mike

 

[squirrel1]

Impressive. That's why I said in an ealier post this week that the CTX is SCARY in iron patches. I would consider submitting your find to minelab. That would look real good in a treasure magazine as well. Think about it.

 

[sube]

Now only if we could find a penny on a car hood.

 

[EtracTom-AdirondacksNY]

Found something simular and to me it looks like a nickle in there on mine.

 

[grouser]

how the heck does that happen ???

 

[dgc]

how the heck does that happen ???

Due to wartime needs of copper for use in ammunition and other military equipment during World War II, including windings for massive uranium gas separation magnets as part of the Manhattan Project, the United States Mint researched various ways to limit dependence and meet conservation goals on copper usage. After trying out several substitutes (ranging from other metals[1] to plastics[2]) to replace the then-standard bronze alloy, the one-cent coin was minted in zinc-coated steel.

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

Cool find! That is a good testament to what it can do!